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2026 Plymouth City Council election

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The 2026 Plymouth City Council election was held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom held on the same day, to elect 19 of 57 members of Plymouth City Council.[2]

Quick facts 19 out of 57 seats to Plymouth City Council 29 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
2026 Plymouth City Council election
← 2024
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
2027 (TBD) →
19 out of 57 seats to Plymouth City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.6% (Increase8.0%)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tudor Evans Steve Ricketts None
Party Labour Reform Independent
Last election 42 seats, 43.6% 0 seats, 10.1% 6 seats, 5.6%
Seats before 39 2 6
Seats won 2 14 0
Seats after 31 16 4
Seat change Decrease 8 Increase 14 Decrease 2
Popular vote 16,697 28,331 2,320
Percentage 21.9% 37.2% 3.0%
Swing Decrease 21.6% Increase 27.1% Decrease 2.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Lauren McLay Andy Lugger
(retiring)		 None
Party Green Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 2 seats, 9.2% 7 seats, 23.9% 0 seats, 5.5%
Seats before 2 7 1
Seats won 2 1 0
Seats after 3 3 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 4 Decrease 1
Popular vote 12,783 11,867 3,950
Percentage 16.8% 15.6% 5.2%
Swing Increase 7.6% Decrease 8.3% Decrease 0.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2026 Plymouth City Council election.
Leader before election

Tudor Evans
Labour

 Leader after election

Tudor Evans
Labour

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Council composition

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After 2024 election Before 2026 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 42 Labour 39
Conservative 7 Conservative 7
Green 2 Green 2
Reform 0 Reform 2
Liberal Democrats 0 Liberal Democrats 1
Independent 6 Independent 6[a]
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Changes 2024–2026:

  • May 2025: Carol Ney (Labour) and Zoe Reilly (Labour) leave party to sit as independents; Dylan Tippetts (Labour) joins Liberal Democrats[3]
  • February 2026: Steve Ricketts (Independent) joins Reform[4]
  • March 2026: Carol Ney (Independent) joins Reform[5]

Summary

Background

In 2024, the Labour Party retained control of the council.[6][7] In 2025, it was reported that the elections were potentially being cancelled.[8] However, this plan was ultimately abandoned in early 2026 after legal challenges.[9]

Election result

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2026 Plymouth City Council election[10]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 2 Decrease 8 10.5 29 31 54.4 16,697 21.9 –21.6
  Reform 14 Increase14 73.7 2 16 28.1 28,331 37.2 +27.1
  Independent 0 Decrease 2 0.0 4 4 7.0 2,320 3.0 –2.6
  Green 2 Increase 1 10.5 1 3 5.3 12,783 16.8 +7.6
  Conservative 1 Decrease 4 5.3 2 3 5.3 11,867 15.6 –8.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,950 5.2 –0.3
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 229 0.3 –1.8
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Incumbents

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Ward Incumbent councillor Party Re-standing
Budshead Lee Finn Conservative No
Compton Dylan Tippetts Liberal Democrats No
Devonport Bill Stevens Labour Yes
Drake Charlotte Holloway Labour No
Efford & Lipson Neil Hendy Labour Yes
Eggbuckland Chip Tofan Conservative Yes
Ham Tina Tuohy Labour Yes
Honicknowle Zoe Reilly Independent Yes[b]
Moor View Maddi Bridgeman Independent Yes[c]
Peverell Jeremy Goslin Labour Yes
Plympton Chaddlewood Ian Poyser Green No
Plympton St Mary Ian Darcy Conservative No
Plymsotck Dunstone Stefan Krizanac Labour No
Plymstock Radford Rebecca Smith Conservative No
Southway Andy Lugger Conservative Yes
St Budeaux Sally Haydon Labour No
St Peter & The Waterfront Alison Raynsford Labour Yes
Stoke Tom Briars-Delve Labour Yes
Sutton & Mount Gould Mary Aspinall Labour Yes
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Results by ward

Budshead

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Budshead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Nicola Cooke 1,544 40.6 +30.7
Conservative Charlie Carson 633 16.6 –17.0
Independent Dave Downie 611 16.1 N/A
Labour Howard Simpson 513 13.5 –32.2
Green Hilary Fursdon 353 9.3 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Jim Spencer 149 3.9 –1.4
Majority 911 24.0 N/A
Turnout 3,803 37.6 +5.8
Registered electors ~10,109
Reform gain from Conservative Swing Increase23.9
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Compton

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Compton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Helen Kelly 1,418 31.7 +25.2
Labour James Chesson 1,248 27.9 –18.5
Green Ellie Crockett 729 16.3 +9.7
Conservative Richard Evans 678 15.2 –18.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Bray 399 8.9 +3.2
Majority 170 3.8 N/A
Turnout 4,472 46.9 +9.4
Registered electors ~9,541
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase21.9
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Devonport

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Devonport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Paul Rielly 1,509 40.2 +27.5
Labour Bill Stevens* 1,089 29.0 –18.1
Green Simon Pannett 602 16.0 +9.5
Conservative Ian Fleming 300 8.0 –4.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Jagodzinski 151 4.0 –0.2
Independent David Rixon 70 1.9 N/A
TUSC Lesley Duncan 30 0.8 –0.9
Majority 420 11.2 N/A
Turnout 3,751 32.4 +6.1
Registered electors ~11,577
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase22.8
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Drake

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Drake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Saahi Aroori 1,019 38.5 Increase30.9
Labour Chelsea Shelton 798 30.1 Decrease7.7
Reform Mark Ingrouille 485 18.3 N/A
Independent Chaz Singh 183 6.9 N/A
Conservative Tim Blazevic 89 3.4 Increase1.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Ingall 63 2.4 Increase0.9
TUSC Edward Evans 12 0.5 Decrease1.1
Majority 221 8.4 N/A
Turnout 2,649 37.5 Increase4.8
Registered electors ~7,070
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase19.3
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Efford and Lipson

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Efford and Lipson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Chris Sharpe 1,543 40.2 +27.1
Labour Neil Hendy* 1,057 27.6 –30.1
Green Pat Bushell 726 18.9 +9.4
Conservative Edmund Shillabeer 293 7.6 –6.2
Liberal Democrats Alex Primmer 189 4.9 –0.2
TUSC Nik Brookson 27 0.7 –0.2
Majority 486 12.6 N/A
Turnout 3,835 37.5 +8.2
Registered electors ~10,224
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase28.6
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Eggbuckland

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Eggbuckland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Paul Hagan 1,723 41.5 N/A
Conservative Chip Tofan* 948 22.8 –20.5
Labour Seb Soper 648 15.6 –27.2
Green Lorna Gaskin 382 9.2 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Dennis Draper 303 7.3 +0.5
Independent Kevin Neil 151 3.6 N/A
Majority 775 18.7 N/A
Turnout 4,155 40.8 +7.8
Registered electors ~10,174
Reform gain from Conservative
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Ham

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Ham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Ben Rowe 1,649 44.4 +33.9
Labour Tina Tuohy* 785 21.1 –27.5
Green Josh Ayres 427 11.5 +7.0
Conservative Charlotte Carlyle 378 10.2 –4.0
Independent Stephen Hulme 295 7.9 –8.8
Liberal Democrats Tim Parkin 169 4.5 –0.1
TUSC Kara Odinsdottir 15 0.4 –0.5
Majority 864 23.3 N/A
Turnout 3,718 33.9 +4.4
Registered electors ~10,981
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase30.7
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Honicknowle

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Honicknowle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Shaun Hooper 1,868 52.9 +33.0
Labour Tina Scott 835 23.6 –31.6
Green Frank Hartkopf 348 9.8 +3.9
Conservative Margaret Boadella 307 8.7 –8.4
Liberal Democrats Magda Janczak-Hogarth 175 5.0 N/A
Majority 1,033 29.3 N/A
Turnout 3,533 33.2 +6.1
Registered electors ~10,638
Reform gain from Independent Swing Increase32.3
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Moor View

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Moor View
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Andrew Crumplin 2,076 50.6 +36.9
Labour Nicky Williams 713 17.4 –30.7
Conservative Caroline Mills 688 16.8 –10.8
Green Aiden Nicholls 376 9.2 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Spencer 233 5.7 +1.7
TUSC Andy White 16 0.4 –0.2
Majority 1,363 33.2 N/A
Turnout 4,102 40.4 +5.6
Registered electors ~10,161
Reform gain from Independent Swing Increase33.8
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Peverell

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Peverell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeremy Goslin* 1,911 37.2 –14.1
Reform Luke Hudson 1,442 28.1 +23.0
Green Nicholas Casley 828 16.1 +7.6
Conservative Colin Wells 732 14.2 –16.1
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bonar 206 4.0 +0.3
TUSC Alison Stallard 20 0.4 –0.7
Majority 469 9.1 –11.9
Turnout 5,139 49.1 +4.5
Registered electors ~10,471
Labour hold Swing Decrease18.6
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Plympton Chaddlewood

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Plympton Chaddlewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Angie Smith 1,013 40.6 +29.7
Green Zoe Reilly* 877 35.1 –18.1
Conservative Ben Manning 309 12.4 –9.5
Independent Nicky Trevaskis 137 5.5 N/A
Labour Chris Mavin 106 4.2 –6.8
Liberal Democrats Ben Ferrier 55 2.2 –0.1
Majority 137 5.5 N/A
Turnout 2,497 39.7 +4.0
Registered electors ~6,285
Reform gain from Green Swing Increase23.9
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Plympton St Mary

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Plympton St Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Vanessa Tyler 1,448 32.8 +22.6
Conservative Natalie Harrison 1,383 31.3 +3.9
Independent Maddi Bridgeman* 620 14.0 –21.2
Green Robin Furner 422 9.6 +4.9
Labour Julia Wildman 340 7.7 –11.2
Liberal Democrats Ioana-Cristina Draper 205 4.6 +1.7
Majority 65 1.5 N/A
Turnout 4,418 43.6 +9.8
Registered electors ~10,138
Reform gain from Conservative Swing Increase9.4
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Plymstock Dunstone

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Plymstock Dunstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Grace Stickland 1,791 36.9 +28.8
Conservative Andy Lugger 1,232 25.4 –5.9
Labour Alistair Philpot 870 17.9 –18.1
Liberal Democrats Steve Guy 565 11.6 –5.9
Green Sara O’Hanlon 401 8.3 +5.3
Majority 559 11.5 N/A
Turnout 4,859 47.1 +8.5
Registered electors ~10,321
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase17.4
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Plymstock Radford

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Plymstock Radford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mahony 1,799 34.6 +4.8
Reform Peter Gold 1,708 32.8 +22.5
Labour Elena Agapescu 767 14.7 –20.9
Green Simon Adderley 603 11.6 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Roy Plumley 326 6.3 +2.2
Majority 91 1.8 N/A
Turnout 5,203 45.5 +10.3
Registered electors ~11,445
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.9
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Southway

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Southway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Jacqueline Sansom 1,733 46.2 +28.3
Labour Jean Hebson 622 16.6 –32.2
Conservative John McCurdy 589 15.7 –4.9
Green Dan Browning 475 12.7 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Batchelor 206 5.5 –0.3
Independent Jon Dredge 109 2.9 N/A
TUSC Anthony Bligh 14 0.4 –1.3
Majority 1,111 29.6 N/A
Turnout 3,748 36.7 +5.7
Registered electors ~10,224
Reform gain from Conservative Swing Increase30.3
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St Budeaux

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St Budeaux
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Mark Hadfield 1,627 49.9 +41.0
Green Jon Anderson 584 17.9 –10.7
Labour Joanne Bowden 538 16.5 –22.2
Conservative Mark Deacon 512 15.7 –1.2
Majority 1,043 32.0 N/A
Turnout 3,261 33.4 +5.2
Registered electors ~9,752
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase25.9
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St Peter and the Waterfront

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St Peter and the Waterfront
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Andy Rose 1,297 29.4 +16.1
Labour Alison Raynsford* 1,250 28.4 –23.2
Green Rachel Ali 1,072 24.3 +14.3
Conservative Kevin Kelway 426 9.7 –6.5
Liberal Democrats Hugh Janes 225 5.1 –1.1
Independent Benjamin Barton 85 1.9 N/A
TUSC Ryan Aldred 51 1.2 –1.6
Majority 47 1.0 N/A
Turnout 4,406 34.7 +6.2
Registered electors ~12,701
Reform gain from Labour Swing Increase19.7
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Stoke

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Stoke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Briars-Delve* 1,665 38.1 –24.2
Reform Nigel Theyer 1,294 29.6 N/A
Green Jess Duffy 834 19.1 +8.2
Conservative Ehren Duke 320 7.3 –12.0
Liberal Democrats Helen Guy 174 4.0 –0.5
Independent Jacqui Cant 59 1.4 N/A
TUSC Alex Moore 19 0.4 –2.6
Majority 371 8.5 –34.5
Turnout 4,365 42.3 +8.9
Registered electors ~10,319
Labour hold
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Sutton and Mount Gould

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Sutton and Mount Gould
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Byran Driver 1,725 40.5 Increase29.1
Reform Lee Bunker 1,163 27.3 Increase18.9
Labour Mary Aspinall* 942 22.1 Decrease34.3
Conservative Robert Zajko 251 5.9 Decrease9.0
Liberal Democrats Fleur Ball 157 3.7 Decrease2.8
TUSC Alexandra Sampson 25 0.6 Decrease1.7
Majority 562 13.2 N/A
Turnout 4,236 41.2 Increase10.3
Registered electors ~10,279
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase5.1
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